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Bypass surgery better at alleviating diabetes than diet and exercise

 After one year, gastric bypass surgery did a better job of bringing type 2 diabetes into remission than an intensive diet and exercise regimen, according to results of a small trial among obese patients.

Obesity: 'Slim chance' of return to normal weight

 The chance of returning to a normal weight after becoming obese is only one in 210 for men and one in 124 for women over a year, research suggests.